The Bleeding Note
Belltwine's Crescendo Carnival has everything a fantasy festival needs: ribbons, brass bells, public contests, escaped monsters, and one deeply cursed instrument.
The heroes enter a performance tournament while relic dealer Harrow Prentiss promotes his Hushward Charms with trained monsters. Behind the spectacle, the Redglass Viola is binding five performers to a deadly cadence. To stop it, the party must protect the crowd, investigate the carnival, spend Applause Tokens wisely, and complete the Three Rests before the Grand Unison becomes a massacre.
The Bleeding Note blends festival farce, investigation, resource decisions, and moving combat in a compact adventure built for practical Game Master preparation.
Adventure facts:
• 5e-compatible fantasy adventure
• 2–6 characters, levels 3–8
• 3–4 hour runtime
• Bright festival farce under real supernatural pressure
Choose Basic for the complete playable adventure, Deluxe for expanded maps and VTT support, or Premium for the full appendix and player-handout toolkit.
